I had a discussion last night on camper trailer bearing grease. My friend disassembles his yearly, cleans the old grease out and re-packs.
The reason he does is, on his first camper, which had sat for years neglected, the bearings got dirt inside and on a trip, over-heated. Obviously, quite a problem far from home. These bearings had not been looked at for years.
Now with his new trailer, based on previous experience, he is afraid to go a year without re-packing. My contention is, if you have good seals that every 2-3 years would be more than adequate. Assuming he does them again this year, if he were to look for signs of dirt or water and not see any, wht should he be re-packing every year? The grease itself, if it is clean does not wear out, right?
The reason he does is, on his first camper, which had sat for years neglected, the bearings got dirt inside and on a trip, over-heated. Obviously, quite a problem far from home. These bearings had not been looked at for years.
Now with his new trailer, based on previous experience, he is afraid to go a year without re-packing. My contention is, if you have good seals that every 2-3 years would be more than adequate. Assuming he does them again this year, if he were to look for signs of dirt or water and not see any, wht should he be re-packing every year? The grease itself, if it is clean does not wear out, right?